A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus.The nurse understands this indicates that the color of the patient's sclera is yellow and is caused by infiltration of:
A) bilirubin.
B) hemoglobin.
C) serum potassium.
D) serum magnesium.

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Scleral icterus means the color of the sclera is yellow.The jaundice is due to coloring of the sclera with bilirubin that infiltrates all tissues of the body.

A Physician Documents That a Patient Has a Scleral Icterus